UNITED STATES v. BLANFORD

No. 77-5312 Summary Calendar.

566 F.2d 470 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roy Lee BLANFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Morrow, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

J. A. Canales, U. S. Atty., George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., Robert A. Berg, Asst. U. S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., James R. Gough and John M. Potter, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY, and HILL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is a border search case. We affirm.

On July 17, 1976, the defendant-appellant, Roy Lee Blanford, was driving north and approached a border traffic checkpoint seven miles south of Falfurias, Texas on U. S. Highway 281. He was stopped by a Border Patrol agent for routine questioning regarding his citizenship. While questioning Blanford, the agent detected a strong odor of marihuana emanating from the vehicle and Blanford's person. The agent...

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